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bear arms

VERB
carry or possess firearm
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Binturongs are known as bearcats because they have a face like a cat and a body like a bear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

For the first time in more than 25 years, the San Diego Zoo saw the birth of two binturongs, also known as bearcats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Binturongs, or bearcats, are neither bears nor cats.

From National Geographic

Scraggsy, when all is lovely an' the goose honks high, it's our great American privilege to fight like bearcats if we feel that way about it.

From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon




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